The fourth annual food truck themed fest benefits the 21st Drug Court on Friday, May 8, from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Bicentennial Park.
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The Nashville Sounds take on the Round Rock Express at First Tennessee Park in this 4-game series.
Single game ticket prices in the seating bowl at First Tennessee Park range from $9 (corner) to $24 (premier), based on location, with advanced purchase ($11 to $26 for gameday ticket purchases). Club level seating is available for $30 in advance ($32 gameday). Berm seating, available on day of game only, will be $7 per ticket. Click here to learn more.
Join the Williamson County CASA on May 7, for “Voices for Children” fundraiser at the Franklin Theatre. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m.
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The Ingram New Works Festival is a celebration of new plays born and fostered in our Ingram New Works Project. We’ll present staged readings of each play from our lab playwrights, featuring our fantastic Nashville actors, and follow each reading with a talkback, bringing the audience right into the process of developing these new plays!
All readings will be held at Nashville Rep’s rehearsal studio in Nashville Public Television’s Studio A at 161 Rains Ave in Nashville. All readings begin at 7pm.
Festival Schedule:
The Ice Treatment by Nate Eppler – May 6 & 16
Showing by Gabrielle Sinclair – May 7 & 11
Simply Bess by Bianca Sams – May 8 & 12
Air Space by Tori Keenan-Zelt – May 9 & 15
New Work by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ingram New Works Fellow Donald Margulies – May 13 & 14
Visit http://nashvillerep.org/ingram-new-works-festival for show descriptions and playwright bios.
Applications are still being accepted for the 2015 Young Scholars Institute. Week One is closed; however, Week 2 has a few more class options and we are sure you will find classes that will both challenge and entertain your children!
Sponsored by the FSSD, YSI offers challenging, exploratory classes which are designed for independent and highly motivated learners. The courses are academically and artistically challenging. YSI is designed for the mature, independent student who is ready to change classes. We are proud to provide this opportunity to the students of our community.
YSI is located at two separate sites. Franklin Elementary hosts the Junior Scholars program, which serves students who have completed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades (ages 7-10). Senior Scholars serves students who have completed the 5th grade and above (ages 11-14), and is held at Poplar Grove.
The 2015 Institute is scheduled for June 1-5 and June 8-12, 2015.
Visit Young Scholars Institute for course descriptions and registration materials.
The Mini-Clinic is a focused workshop on a variety of photographic topics held each month for BPG members. Examples of past topics include Photoshop, Lightroom, image critiques and lighting techniques. It occurs the second Thursday of each month. You can email Mike Gannon with any questions.
Location: We meet at the Brentwood United Methodist Church located at 309 Franklin Road, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 (map). The meetings are held in room A292 on the main floor of the building in the hall behind the reception desk. If you enter the central office (at large white columns w/ stairs in the back of the building), turn left at the fountain / stained glass window. Room A292 is just ahead on your left.
Time: 6:30 pm
Next Mini-Clinic Info:
May 14 – Phone Photography (Pam Hawkins)
The May Mini Clinic will feature Pam Hawkins giving a presentation on phone photography. According to Pam, “I plan on focusing on how to use the IPhone as an artistic tool in addition to a regular camera. The discussion will include specific software apps and equipment. I will also bring some IPhone images that have been printed.”
A number of BPG members have taken courses from Pam at Nashville State and have given rave reviews. We are lucky to have her as a mini clinic presenter. You can check out some of her art at www.pamhawkinsphotography.com
Williamson County Parks and Recreation (WCPR) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for summer 2015 adult softball leagues for Heritage Park in Spring Hill and Bethesda Park.
WCPR will offer competitive and rec leagues for men’s and coed teams. These are seven-week double header leagues. The team registration fee is $450, and registration ends June 12. Play will begin June 22.
Team registration forms are available at www.wcparksandrec.com. For more information, contact Chistopherg@williamson-tn.org or call (615) 370-3471, ext. 2114, or Daniell@williamson-tn.org, (615) 370-3471, ext. 2121.
When you walk in the Out of the Darkness Campus Walks, you join the effort with thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow AFSP to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.
As the leader in the fight against suicide, and thanks to walkers like you from cities across the country, AFSP has been able to set a goal to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025.
Walk Date: 05/16/2015
Walk Location: The Vineyard Church – 308 Jordan Rd
Check-in/Registration Time: 05/16/2015 at 9:15 am
Walk Begins: 10:00 am
Walk Ends: 12:00 pm
For more information, please contact:
Contact Name: Kathryn Squires
Contact Phone: 615-405-9791
Contact Email: katsqu@gmail.com
Online registration closes at noon (local time) the Friday before the walk. However, anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the walk from the time check-in begins until the walk starts. Walk donations are accepted until June 30, 2015.
Vintage Baseball
May 3, 2015 – Double header – 12:00 pm & 2:30 pm
After nearly 150 years, a Civil War-era style of baseball will once again be played in Tennessee. Vintage base ball (yes, it was two words in the 1860s) was revived in the Mid-South when the Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball was formed in 2013. Carnton Plantation is pleased to be the home field for the Franklin Farriers. The base ball games are free to the public.
Tennessee Renaissance Festival
Travel back to 16th Century England. Our Village of Covington Glen comes alive with the bustle of a Renaissance Marketplace. Over 60 skilled Artisans from all over the country display their wares from silks to swords; from gems to jewels. Flavors, aromas and tastes of specialty foods and drinks greet the festival-goer. Hear the sounds of Renaissance musicians and merrymakers as they echo through the trees. Color, movement, and peals of laughter welcome those who thrill to the challenges of Games of Skill and Man-Powered Rides. Come to the Tennessee Renaissance Festival!
2015 Running Dates
May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, plus Memorial Day May 25!
Hours: 10am – 6:00pm
Located off Highway 96 between the towns of Franklin and Murfreesboro, the Tennessee Renaissance Festival is easily accessible from I-24, I-65, and I-840, just 25 miles south of Nashville. The festival address is 2124 New Castle Road, Arrington, TN, 37014